UPDATED 25/6/2025 And then they were gone – vehicles that have been left for many months and been clamped – have now gone. We have had a visit from the DVLA…
Jubilee River – the 23rd Anniversary
The Jubilee River (the main element of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme) was ceremonially opened by Prince Andrew in July 2002. You can read what was reported at the…
RBWM paid ‘gravy train’ firm £500,000 for Maidenhead Golf Course deal
This is an extract from the Slough Observer – RBWM paid ‘gravy train’ firm £500,000 for Maidenhead Golf Course deal By Nick Clark – Local Democracy Reporter Windsor and Maidenhead council paid…
Black Potts footbridge (over the Jubilee River between Datchet and Eton) still closed until further notice!
UPDATED BELOW 18-6-2025 I have now reported that the closed Black Potts footbridge on RBWM Datchet Footpath 4 has no advance warning or diversionary signage. RBWM is awaiting an engineer’s inspection…
New EA Jubilee (River) web site
This is information from the Environment Agency. Please note the name change (the word ‘River’ is now replaced by ‘Flood Relief Channel’) and the EA claim to be the ‘main source of…
River Thames Scheme excluded from consultation on Flood Defence Partnership Funding Policy Reform?
I received the following from the Thames RFCC: Defra launched a public consultation on Investment Reform that closes on Tuesday 29th July. This proposes major updates to the Partnership Funding policy ahead…
Liquid Leisure retrospective planning application approved
Considered by RBWM on 5/6/2025 24/00381/FULL – Liquid Leisure Horton Road Datchet Slough SL3 9HY PROPOSAL: Regularisation of Unauthorised Facilities and Change of Use to include Non Water Polluting Activities and Non…
Flood defence partnership funding and debt
At the RBWM Cabinet Meeting held on 30-10-2024 I raised a number of areas of concern including the following: MWEFAS honesty, openness and transparency River Thames Scheme, DCO and incoherence failure of…
DHEFIM and Partnership Funding?
So now that we have this consultation on Partnership Funding Policy – what happens to the ‘Datchet to Hythe End Flood Improvement Measures’ project that was supposed to replace Channel One of…
Datchet Parish Councillors continue in their attempt to hijack a local charity.
We are now in June and nine members of Datchet Parish Council are apparently seeking legal advice in support of their claim to be the ‘sole managing trustee’ of the Datchet Recreational…